4
lanky(adjective, awkward, tall, graceless, bony)
4
stiff(awkward, clumsy, inelegant, graceless, ugliness)
4
vulgar(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
3
gawk
3
halting
3
incompetent(adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
3
lean(bony, rawboned)
3
raw(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, clumsy)
3
splay(adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
3
uncoordinated(adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
3
unpolished(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, stiff)
3
unrefined(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, stiff)
3
unskillful(awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky, inelegant)
3
wooden(adjective, stiff, inflexible)
2
blundering(simple, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
2
bony(tall, lanky, rawboned)
2
bumpkin
2
clumsy-fisted
2
cuckoo
2
elephantine(awkward, inept, bulky, ungainly, hulking)
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